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Rolex
Ref. 6694
Oysterdate
A fine stainless steel wristwatch with center seconds, date, bracelet, guarantee and presentation box
- Estimate
- HK$24,000 - 40,000€2,900 - 4,800$3,100 - 5,100
HK$52,920
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 1964
- Reference No
- 6694
- Case No
- 1’099’520, inside caseback stamped 6694, I.64
- Model Name
- Oysterdate
- Material
- Stainless steel
- Calibre
- Manual, cal. 726, 17 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet stamped “7835,19B”, endlinks stamped “361B”, max length 190mm
- Clasp/Buckle
- Stainless steel Rolex Oyster deployant clasp stamped “U9”
- Dimensions
- 34mm diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement, bracelet and clasp signed
- Accessories
- Accompanied by Rolex guarantee stamped Zaid Al Sarhan & Sons Kuwait dated 1st September 1965, catalogue and fitted presentation box.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
Hailing from the 1960s, the present Rolex Oysterdate ref. 6694 in stainless steel is fitted with a striking champagne dial equipped with a date function and center seconds. Minimalist in design, the timeless appeal is what collectors have adored over the years making the Oyster a crowd pleaser with a wide array of iterations produced. Powered by a manual caliber 726, the absence of “PERPETUAL” on the dial is justified. This rare example is complete with its original guarantee from Kuwait.
Rolex
Swiss | 1905Founded in 1905 England by Hans Wilsdorf and Alfred Davis as Wilsdorf & Davis, it soon became known as the Rolex Watch Company in 1915, moving its headquarters to Geneva in 1919. Like no other company, the success of the wristwatch can be attributed to many of Rolex's innovations that made them one of the most respected and well-known of all luxury brands. These innovations include their famous "Oyster" case — the world's first water resistant and dustproof watch case, invented in 1926 — and their "Perpetual" — the first reliable self-winding movement for wristwatches launched in 1933. They would form the foundation for Rolex's Datejust and Day-Date, respectively introduced in 1945 and 1956, but also importantly for their sports watches, such as the Explorer, Submariner and GMT-Master launched in the mid-1950s.One of its most famous models is the Cosmograph Daytona. Launched in 1963, these chronographs are without any doubt amongst the most iconic and coveted of all collectible wristwatches. Other key collectible models include their most complicated vintage watches, including references 8171 and 6062 with triple calendar and moon phase, "Jean Claude Killy" triple date chronograph models and the Submariner, including early "big-crown" models and military-issued variants.
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